America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.

Woodrow Wilson

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Topic

World War I America and the world

Speaker

Woodrow Wilson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Wilson, Woodrow. Speech in Des Moines. 1 Feb. 1916, Des Moines Coliseum, Des Moines, IA, USA.

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Breathless, we flung us on the windy hill,
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Rupert Brooke
Source
The Hill
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Brooke, Rupert. "The Hill." Collected Poems. John Lane, 1916, I. 1.

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History is more or less bunk.

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Henry Ford
Source
Chicago Tribune
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Language
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Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
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Ford, Henry. Interviewed by Charles N. Wheeler. Chicago Tribune, 25 May 1916.

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English
Time
1863 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Gettysburg Address." At the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. 19 Nov. 1863, Gettysburg, PA, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.